1. California in the 1990s What major issues do Californians face during the 1990s?

2. Rodney King Beating 1991: Motorist Rodney King was speeding through Lakeview Terrace (115mph and was high on PCP) Four LAPD officers beat King claiming he was resisting arrest George Holliday videotaped beating, sent it to KTLA Ch 5 Four officers charged with excessive use of force. 1992: All four are acquitted by a jury in Simi Valley http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4OauOPTwbqk &safe=active

3. 1992 Los Angeles Riots Crowds start gathering at police HQ in Downtown LA and on the corner of Florence & Normandie People start attacking cars, LAPD does nothing Truck driver Reginald Denny pulled from his vehicle and beaten Full scale rioting & looting ensues – takes National Guard & LAPD 4 days to end the violence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W c_SgpyJWRY

4. OJ Simpson Case June 1994: Nicole Brown Simpson & her friend Ron Goldman are brutally murdered in West LA Police find a bloody glove and other evidence pointing toward former NFL star OJ Simpson as the murderer Simpson attempts to flee with a friend in a white bronco Trial begins, attorneys Johnnie Cochrane & F. Lee Bailey try to make it seems like racist police bungled investigation Simpson is acquitted of the murders, later sued by Goldman’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=infL rZjJpNc&feature=related

5. Ballot Box Attacks California voters approve three controversial propositions in the 1990s all aimed at minority groups 1.Proposition 187 (1994) Would bar illegal immigrants from receiving health care or public education Backed strongly by Gov. Pete Wilson it wins with 59% of vote

6. 2.Proposition 209 (1996) Ends Affirmative Action in government hiring and admission to UCs & CSUs Passes with 54% of the vote 3. Proposition 227 (1998) Ends bilingual education in CA, teachers could be fired for teaching bilingual without a state approved waiver Passes with 61% of the vote